Tools for Visual Storytelling

Date: Tuesday, March 31Time: 9amLocation: 2001, Moscone WestDescription: This interactive workshop helps presenters to develop presentations that engage their audience and turn them into participants. Presentations are collaboration between the presenter and the audience and never has the collaboration been more important or the ability to develop and deliver clear, concise and compelling stories been so critical. In this workshop, you’ll be given a set of tools for developing presentations that guide you through the process. You will learn how to build visual aids in a way that help the audience’s ability to process information. You will learn how to frame and craft your story so that it captures minds and imaginations. Using the principles in her book slide:ology, Nancy Duarte combines lecture with interactive exercises that will transform the way presenters express themselves and create stories that resonate.

Well-developed and designed presentations are finally getting the recognition they deserve. The influence and visibility of Garr Reynolds’ blog have helped change the perception that presentations suck, and made people aware of just how powerful a presentation can be. Attracting really good designers to work for Duarte has been tough, because designing presentations is “dirty […]Continue Reading

So you’ve got to speak. Onstage. In front of a large group of people. It could be a group of tens, hundreds, or even thousands. Are your hands getting clammy? Many people get nervous about presenting in front of a group, but force themselves through the event, while ultimately being tortured by the whole experience. […]Continue Reading

Hanging out with Garr Reynolds for three days at Presentation//Reboot was a blast. I sat in the back of the room while he presented, and even though I watched his sessions three days in a row, I laughed (and snorted a couple times) and was engaged in every session. He is a charming, transparent, and […]Continue Reading

One of the guys who came through our workshop is a magician. Really. It’s not his “real job” but he finds ways to apply the principles to his work-life. Here are his thoughts: Larger movement conceals a smaller movement: When two objects are in motion, the eye is attracted to the object with the bigger […]Continue Reading

I’ll be speaking at two great events this month. This is proof that there’s a real hunger for telling a compelling visual story. The FWE&E event on March 11 has already sold out but you need to know about this organization! This is a great group of women executives and entrepreneurs. Wendy Beecham and the […]Continue Reading

You wouldn’t think that a workshop with colored pens, scissors and tape would appeal to the engineering-types. Here’s how Leo Bley from SAP has implemented the sketching and thinking process into his presentation development: I started with sticky pads, but they were sticky. They were good for brainstorming on a wall with other people, but […]Continue Reading